Contessa

The shawl begins at the top center and is worked outwards to the border.

The main section is worked in Garter stitch with 6 rows of eyelets, then the knitted-on border is worked in a twisted rib feather pattern with a lace edge.

Size

One: approx. 180 cm/72” wide and 46 cm/18” long at center.

Yarn

2 skeins of Contessa by Cecily Grove Yarns (75% merino, 15% silk, 10% cashmere; 400m/437y per 100g) or any other fingering weight yarn which gives you the correct gauge. Shown in colorway Ocean.

Needles

3.5 mm/US #4 circular needle (100 cm/40” long), or size needed for gauge.

Other

2 stitch markers, locking marker, 2 cable needles, tapestry needle for weaving.

Gauge

19 sts and 44 rows = 10 cm/4” in Garter st measured flat after wet blocking.